Women’s volleyball (16-1)

The women’s volleyball team increased its winning streak to eight with a 3-0 win over Michigan State and a 3-1 win over Indiana. Penn State earned its third-place finish in the AVCA poll this week.

Jess Mruzik led the team in kills in both games with 14 against Michigan State and 21 against Indiana. Izzy Starck continued her sensational freshman season with an impressive 53 assists against Indiana, resulting in her fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor.

Penn State will continue conference play with a road game against Ohio State on Friday (8 p.m. on BTN), followed by a home game against Minnesota on Sunday (2 p.m. on Big Ten Plus) in the annual Dig Pink game.

Women’s hockey (4-2)

The women’s ice hockey team defeated Union last weekend with 4:2 and 5:3 victories. Penn State remained ranked No. 12 in this week’s USCHO poll.

Tessa Janecke broke a 2-2 tie in the second half of Game 1 and sealed Penn State’s win with an unanswered goal in the final minutes. In Game 2, the Nittany Lions pounced on Union early and never looked back. Lyndie Lobdell, Nicole Hall and Maddy Christian all scored goals to give Penn State a 3-0 lead in the first period. Alyssa Machado scored two game-winning goals after Union cut the deficit to 3-2, and the Lions held off the Chargers’ late lead to claim a 5-3 victory.

Penn State returns home for two games against Dartmouth on Friday (6 p.m. on Big Ten Plus) and Saturday (2 p.m. on Big Ten Plus).

Women’s soccer (11-3-2)

The women’s soccer team defeated Maryland 5-0 and Minnesota 3-2 last week. Penn State is now ranked No. 16 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.

Five different Nittany Lions – Kaitlyn MacBean, Molly Martin, Elle Kershner, Aubrey Kulpa and Rebecca Cooke – scored in a decisive 5-0 win over Maryland. Against Minnesota, Olivia Damico headed the game-winning goal after a beautiful assist from Jordan Fusco, ending the tie eight minutes before the start of the game.

Penn State will travel to the Golden State this weekend to play UCLA tonight (10:30 p.m. on BTN) and USC on Sunday (3 p.m. on Big Ten Plus).

Field hockey (7-6)

It was a journey of ups and downs for the field hockey team in the Buckeye State. Penn State was shut out 4-0 by Ohio State before posting a 5-0 shutout win over Ohio. The Nittany Lions rose to No. 16 in the NFCHA poll.

Phia Gladieux became Penn State’s all-time leading point scorer (200) with two goals and two assists in a win over the Bobcats. The Nittany Lions allowed just one shot in a dominant win over Ohio.

Penn State returns home for two home games against Michigan on Friday (4 p.m.) and Michigan State on Sunday (noon).

Men’s soccer (5-6-2)

In its only game of the week, the men’s soccer team lost 2-0 to Indiana last Friday.

Penn State’s offense was completely shut down by the Hoosiers as the Nittany Lions failed to record a single shot on goal in the contest. Andrew Cooke made three saves to keep Penn State in the game into the second half, but Indiana’s defense was too strong to overcome.

Penn State will face Washington on the road tomorrow (10 p.m. on Big Ten Plus).